Comparison of contrast and noncontrast magnetic resonance angiography for quantitative analysis of thoracic arteries in young patients with congenital heart defects

• Principais autores: Pasqua Alessia (Autor), Barcudi Silvina (Autor), Leonardi Benedetta (Autor), Clemente Domenico (Autor), Colajacomo Mauro (Autor), Sanders Stephen (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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<b>Background</b> : Contrast MRA (C-MRA) is the standard for quantitative analysis of thoracic vessels. We evaluated a noncontrast MRA (NC-MRA) sequence (3-D EKG and navigator-gated SSFP) for quantitative evaluation of the thoracic aorta and branch pulmonary arteries in young patients wi...